Key result
Follow-up of 75 patients with nonparalytic poliomyelitis revealed that a surprising number developed various sequelae despite showing no muscular weakness at hospital discharge.
Population
75 patients with nonparalytic poliomyelitis discharged from the hospital during the period 1947 to 1951 who…
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Cohort
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Nonparalytic poliomyelitis may lead to delayed sequelae; this Level 3 cohort study leaves open the need for prospective validation.
Observational (n=75)
No
A follow-up study of 75 patients with nonparalytic poliomyelitis revealed unexpected sequelae after hospital discharge.
E Moskowitz (1953) conducted an observational in Nonparalytic poliomyelitis (n=75). Nonparalytic poliomyelitis was evaluated on Sequelae during follow-up. Follow-up of 75 patients with nonparalytic poliomyelitis revealed that a surprising number developed various sequelae despite showing no muscular weakness at hospital discharge.
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